High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2025-13878

Description

Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3nvd
downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44nvd
downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18nvd
downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17nvd
kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878nvd

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